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Monday, October 28, 2013

This November, beginning on Friday, November 1 the library will offer patrons the opportunity to clear their library fines through the program, Food for Fines. Consider donating unexpired, non-perishable food that will then be donated to the Food Pantry at the Niobrara Senior Center. Clear your library account and help to stock this valuable resource which is available throughout the year to those in need. One unexpired, non-perishable food item is the equivalent of $1 of library fine; this opportunity does not apply to lost materials and will end on Friday, November 29th.

Sunday, November 3 the musical duo, Bettman and Halpin will perform at the library at 1:30 p.m. This musical program is sure to entertain and is free and open to the public.

Have you gotten your ticket for the library foundation's Wine Tasting? It will be held on Sunday, November 10 at the Niobrara Country Club and features wine and select beer through Spirits Liquor and Gift Mart. Tickets are $30 and the tasting will be accompanied by hors d'oeuvres and other specialty food items. A variety of art for viewing and purchase will also be on display. For more information contact any library foundation member or stop by the library.

A new suspense novel by Eric Van Lustbader is "Beloved Enemy." Shortly after Jack McClure leaves a late night meeting with Dennis Paull, the Secretary of Homeland Security, Paull is found shot to death. Even with top officials in the CIA and FBI are after McClure and he is determined to fulfill Paull's last request: secure the name of the mole in the intelligence community who is reporting to the Syrian, a cruel and aggressive terrorist, before cloaked agents around the world are exposed and murdered.

Other new fiction books include "Fired Up" by Mary Connealy, "Tom Clancy's Endwar: Missing" by Peter Telep, "Who Asked You?" by Terry McMillan, "Deadly Heat" by Richard Castle, "The Miner's Lady" by Tracie Peterson, "The Quest" by Nelson DeMille, "Thankless in Death" by J.D. Robb and "Dexter's Final Cut" by Jeff Lindsay. "The Burning Sky" by Sherry Thomas is now available in the YA section.

New non-fiction books are "Killing Jesus: a History" by Bill O'Reilly, "The Book of Matt: Hidden Truths About the Murder of Matthew Shepard" by Stephen Jimenez and "Handmade Gifts" edited by Shannon Beatly.

The Lennea Lewis Slagle Children's Library has this new chapter book, "The Two and Only Kelly Twins" by Johanna Hurwitz. A couple of new picture books are "Beatrice Spells Some Lulus and Learns to Write a Letter" by Cari Best and "Little Burro" by Jim Arnosky.